Virginia Union University Overview

Virginia Union University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The location of VUU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Virginia Union University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at VUU.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Virginia Union University?

Contact details for VUU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 N Lombardy St, Richmond, VA 23220
Phone:	804-257-5600
Website:	www.vuu.edu

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How Do I Get Into VUU?

You can apply to VUU online at: my.vuu.edu/ICS/Admissions/Undergraduate_Admissions.jnz?portlet=Apply_Online_2.0

Admission Requirements for VUU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into VUU?

With an acceptance rate of 81%, VUU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to VUU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 510. Math scores were between 393 and 480.

VUU received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students.

Can I Afford Virginia Union University?

The overall average net price of VUU is $11,055. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At VUU, approximately 78% of students took out student loans averaging $4,149 a year. That adds up to $16,596 over four years for those students.

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Virginia Union University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,209 undergraduate students at VUU, with 1,069 being full-time and 140 being part-time.

There are also 307 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,069 full-time undergraduates at VUU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Union University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	983
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	9
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Virginia Union University. At this time, 21 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 11 countries are represented at VUU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Jamaica.

Virginia Union University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	44	14	58
Business Administration & Management	12	20	0	32
Criminology	12	1	0	13
General Biology	12	0	0	12
Teacher Education Grade Specific	4	7	0	11
General Psychology	11	0	0	11
Communication & Media Studies	10	0	0	10
Public Health	0	9	0	9
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	8	0	0	8
Social Work	8	0	0	8
General Sales & Marketing	7	0	0	7
Physics	7	0	0	7
Computer Information Systems	6	0	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5	0	0	5
Fine & Studio Arts	5	0	0	5
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	4	0	4
Political Science & Government	1	3	0	4
Accounting	3	0	0	3
Finance & Financial Management	3	0	0	3
Other Health Professions	3	0	0	3
Music	3	0	0	3
Hospitality Management	0	2	0	2
General English Literature	2	0	0	2
History	2	0	0	2
Mathematics	2	0	0	2
Special Education	1	0	0	1
Chemistry	1	0	0	1
English Literature (Other)	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	128	90	14	232

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Morgan Riley under License

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